"full body scanner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: full body scanners [plural], full-body scanner [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} full body scanner (plural full body scanners)
  1. A device used in some airports and train stations that creates an image of a person's naked body through their clothing to look for hidden objects without physically removing their clothes or making physical contact. Translations (device): 人體掃描安檢儀 /人体扫描安检仪 (réntǐ sǎomiáo ānjiǎnyí) (Chinese Mandarin), vartaloskanneri (Finnish)

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